Dennis Brewer, a Brighton-based attorney running for Circuit Court judge in Livingston County, said Tuesday he has resolved an issue surrounding a default entered against his home mortgage.

"The matter's been resolved. I'm up to date on payments," Brewer said. "My family and I are not losing our home."

He said the issue was resolved early last week.

Brewer is running in the Nov. 6 General Election against L. Suzanne Geddis, a district court judge, for a seat on the 44th Circuit Court.

Last month, a foreclosure by default notice was published on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank for the remaining balance of $184,965.08 on he and his wife Melanie's condominium in the San Marino Hills communityin Hartland. The mortgage was sent to the Livingston County Sheriff's Office Civil Division for auction. However, the foreclosure sale, originally set for Wednesday, has now been taken off the docket.

Brewer declined to elaborate on how the default occurred.

"It's a personal, family matter," Brewer said. "I don't want to go into any other detail other than that."

County records show the Brewers have owned the home since March 8, 2010, and all taxes have been paid on time. County records place the home's value at about $320,000.

Brewer announced his candidacy for the seat in February, and received the second most votes behind Geddis in a four-candidate race in the August primary.

The new seat was created after it was determined that an additional Circuit Court judge was needed in the county to handle a higher caseload. A 53rd District Court judgeship currently held by Judge Carol Sue Readerwill be eliminated. Reader, who cannot run again due to a state law banning judges over age 70 from seeking re-election, will retire after her term expires Jan. 1, 2019.

Whomever is elected in November will serve an eight-year term.

In 2014, Brewer - an attorney with the law office of Neal D. Nielsen in Brighton and former president of the Livingston County Bar Association - unsuccessfully ran against Theresa Brennan for the district court seat she now holds.

Contact Livingston Daily reporter Sean Bradley at 517-552-2860 or at spbradley@livingstondaily.com. Follow him on Twitter @SbradleyLD.